Your chance to give credit where it’s due A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR


This week’s edition of Travel Weekly features the leaders of two of the UK’s largest travel retailers, and it is fascinating to hear their take on the current state of play for their businesses and the wider trade. In an exclusive interview, Hays Travel chief operating officer Jonathon


Woodall-Johnston talks about strong trading, growth plans and how tight-knit staff pulled together to overcome the twin hurdles of the pandemic and the loss of visionary founder John Hays (pages 6 and 12). Meanwhile, in her regular column, Barrhead Travel president Jacqueline Dobson echoes that sense of positivity as she talks of the “fierce pride” she feels for all her team who have gone above and beyond to help customers over a challenging summer period (page 14).


This passion and commitment to excellence is of course reflected throughout the agency


community and onwards through the travel supply chain, and I am delighted we will be able to celebrate both when the Globe Travel Awards return to their traditional January date in 2023. As Jacqueline rightly stresses, it is more important than ever for the industry to work together to surmount those challenges and deliver for customers and partners alike. And I would urge all agents to ensure you nominate those suppliers and destinations who have gone that extra mile for you in the past year so we can honour the very best on January 12. To find out how to submit those all-important nominations – and learn about two new categories for commitment to sustainability and staff wellbeing – turn to pages 10 and 33.


Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief, Travel Weekly Group CONTENTS NEWS Globes 2023


Nominations open including for new awards for staff


wellbeing and sustainability pages 10 & 33-38


RCN expiry ‘won’t spark cash crunch’ 4 Airports avoid bank holiday disruption 4 August bookings ease slowdown fears 5 Hays eyes shops; mini-peaks ‘boom’ 6 Norwegian Prima; Ex-Cook tribunal 8 Jackson’s plea to firms; Globes 2023 10 The interview


Jonathon Woodall-Johnston, Hays comment


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WHAT LUCY DID THIS WEEK


ORecorded webcasts with Gold Medal Travel Group boss Simon Applebaum and Princess Cruises UK chief Eithne Williamson.


OWas excited to launch the 2023 Globe Travel Awards complete with two new categories focusing on sustainability and employee wellbeing.


OAccompanied my son to collect his GCSE results from his school: eleven 9s and one 7. So proud! Now on to sixth form.


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